Keith Remington | |
Constituency Am: | Melbourne |
Assembly: | Victorian Legislative |
Term Start: | 17 December 1977 |
Term End: | 29 August 1988 |
Predecessor: | Barry Jones |
Successor: | Neil Cole |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1923 |
Birth Place: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia |
Birthname: | Keith Henry Remington |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Labor Party |
Occupation: | Bank manager |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Australian Army |
Serviceyears: | 1942–1946 |
Rank: | Corporal |
Unit: | 14th/32nd Battalion |
Keith Henry Remington (29 April 1923 – 23 March 2020) was an Australian politician.
Born and educated in Williamstown, Remington joined the Australian Imperial Force in 1944, during World War II, where he was assigned to the 14th/32nd Battalion and served in New Guinea before being discharged as a Corporal in 1946.[1] Following the war, Remington worked as a bank manager for ANZ, and was treasurer, and later president, of the Bank Employees Union.
He was involved in politics at the local government level, serving as a councillor for the City of Doncaster & Templestowe from 1966 to 1972, and as the city's mayor from 1969 to 1970. He unsuccessfully ran as a Labor candidate for the seat of Box Hill in the 1973 state election. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the seat of Melbourne in a 1977 by-election triggered by the resignation of Barry Jones. He served as the member for Melbourne until he retired before the 1988 state election.[2]
In 2001, Remington was awarded the Centenary Medal for his role in protecting Wilson's Promontory from commercial exploitation.[3]
He died in March 2020 at the age of 96.[4]